Disposition of Abolition of Early Parole Act  . The legislation would do away with a system that sends a message to people who commit fraud or steal millions of dollars from innocent Canadians that the seriousness of their crimes is not on par with those who commit violent acts. This adds insult to injury for those hard-working Canadian

Strengthening Aviation Security Act   was not passed. If Bill C-42 does not pass, it could result in a devastating impact on airline companies in Canada, potentially killing jobs from coast to coast and jeopardizing the financial security of hard-working Canadian families in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, right across

Taxation   action plan and our low tax agenda are getting positive results for Canadian families. We need to continue with our government's low tax plan to protect and create jobs, not the Liberal leader's high tax agenda which will stall our recovery, kill jobs and set hard-working Canadian

Business of Supply   of the tax relief measures we have introduced for the benefit of hard-working Canadians trying to make their businesses a success. There have been many others. For example, the federal capital tax, a particularly damaging tax for business investment, was eliminated in 2006. We have also

Business of Supply   for Canadians. One way we are strengthening the economy and helping create jobs is making Canada a low-tax environment. First, we lowered taxes for hard-working Canadians, everything from lowering personal income taxes, increasing the amount Canadians earn tax-free, lowering the GST from

Business of Supply   and against this very irresponsible tax hike proposal by the Liberal Party that would threaten our economic recovery and harm hard-working Canadian families. Unlike the Liberal Party that wants higher taxes to fuel bigger bureaucracies, our government believes in keeping taxes low

Business of Supply   pay enough taxes, the Liberal leader thinks government should be digging deeper into the pockets of hard-working Canadians, especially job creators. What Liberals are proposing is the hiking of business taxes. The tax relief we are talking about was passed in the budget of 2007

Government Operations committee   said, “I'm proud to say that our government has led by example by freezing the salaries of the Prime Minister, ministers, members of Parliament and senators.” Further on, you said, “Let me be clear. This government won't be balancing the budget on the backs of hard-working Canadians

Business of Supply   economic recovery will be driven by our job creators, by the entrepreneurial hard-working Canadians, businesses large and small, by their hard work, not permanent government deficit spending as advocated by the Liberal leader. That is why our Conservative government is backing

The Economy   on track to balancing its budget by 2015. However, opposition coalition members, given the opportunity, would implement a high tax agenda that would jeopardize the financial security of hard-working Canadian families. While our economy remains fragile, I stand proudly among the hard

Retirement Income Bill of Rights   of private sector workers. This creates a large societal imbalance when it comes to retirement income. Public sector workers make up only a very small percentage of our population. Hard-working Canadians who spend a lifetime working in industries like the agricultural industry

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act   it this afternoon. We know exactly what they are going to say, that It is all about economic prosperity. However, hard-working Canadians who are working harder and harder for less and less are seeing jobs going overseas. They are seeing the kinds of deals that actually encourage the laundering

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act   billion copper mine in Panama, owned by Inmet, a Canadian mining company, will directly benefit from this agreement. We are making our way through some difficult economic times. Many hard-working Canadians are looking for us to show leadership on the economy, promote sustainable

House debate   homeowners money by reducing power bills. In the middle of a global economic downturn, it helped create good well-paying jobs for hard-working Canadians. This program is part of the focus of the responsible economic action plan, an overall plan that has created almost 450,000 jobs

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the government is taking very serious steps to recover the funds that honest, hard-working Canadians deserve. Last year we recovered over $1 billion in unpaid taxes. This is just one more example of what this government has accomplished, unlike the Liberals and NDP